Morganton is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,825 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Morganton is the 61st largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.12% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Morganton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Morganton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Morganton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.08% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Morganton in 2022 was $29,317, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,268 for a family of four. However, Morganton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Morganton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morganton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morganton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Morganton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morganton include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Morganton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.